[Milsurplus] Fwd: NAVY BEACON RECEVER

[J. Forster]

Certainly through the mid 1960s parts of the Back Bay were DC. I don't
know about the RS store on Commonwealth Ave. It was probably on AC. There
were college girls dorms there and some appliances blew out.

I will inquire.

BTW, the DC was to do with the trolleys, I think.

-John

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> Stromberg-Carlson maybe.  I used them in Control Towers
> for monitoring our Radio Range, and a few LF Beacons.
> Can be used as an IF add-in.   Many airplanes back then
> used them for LF navigation.  Fitted into a hole in the panel.
> 73  WB2CPN
> P.S.  So when was Boston, or part of it, on  DC?
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> On 4/30/2012 9:35 AM, Nick England wrote:
>> Hi gang - this is outside my area - any help appreciated...
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: john<jn85 at comcast.net>
>> Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 8:55 AM
>> Subject: NAVY BEACON RECEVER
>> To: nick at virhistory.com
>>
>>
>> DEAR SIR, AS A YOUNG MAN I ONCE PURCHASED FROM THE RADIO SHACK FOR $5
>> A NEW SURPLUS SMALL BEACON RECEIVER, RANGE PERHAPS 200-500KHZ, I THINK
>> A TRF CKT. IT REQUIRED A DC INPUT POWER OF PERHAPS 28 VOLTS DC. THOSE
>> DAYS IN BOSTON MA. THE ELECTRIC HOME POWER WAS DC. I USED A LITE BULB
>> IN SERIES WITH THE UNIT AND BEHOLD IT CAME TO LIFE! THE SHACK FOLKS
>> SAID THAT THE UNIT COULD BE USED AS I.F. STAGE FOR GREATER
>> SELECTIVITY. DUMMY ME I TOOK THE UNIT APART TO SALVAGE THE GEM OF A 3
>> GANG PLATE TUNING CAPACITOR , THIS I NOW REGRET. CAN YOU ID THE UNIT?
>> IT WAS APPROX. 5X5X8" I HOPE YOU CAN HELP.  SINCERELY. JOHN
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